Hi all, been reading on the move but not posting for a few days.
Well done on the running Need and CagDH, either of those feats would literally kill me.
Sorry to hear about the relative Cag fingers crossed it's upwards from here.
Mammy I'm sorry your DH was a bit of a dick on Mother's Day and that it spoiled your day. Your doll trip sounds as though it did you good. How are things at home now?
Glad the journey is okay so far Wreck. I expect the jet jag will be hard on the kids but once you all bounce back from that i bet you'll have a wonderful time. I loved NZ.
Meadow I agree the size, age range and language range of your group would be pretty challenging even for an experienced teacher so don't feel you are doing a bad job. A bit of structure (and someone showing an interest in them) is a lot better than nothing. Shame you don't have a core group of adult volunteers, that's what such a complex group really needs... but you are doing a great job with very little help!
I am sure I have forgotten loads, do please forgive me.
We've had a mixed week. The meeting for DS's EHCP went okay on Thursday. Probably as well as it could have done, in the circumstances (the circumstances being: they didn't have the therapists' reports in time for panel meeting or draft). We have a good amount of 1:1 support proposed but no therapy (DS definitely needs SLT and OT). Hopefully we will get that through later iterations, although the process isn't at all clear! Spent £10 on taking DS for lunch to make it up to him for dumping him in nursery on a non-nursery day - he was not happy!
Friday was a disaster - took DS to a children's farm /soft play/outdoor play place out in the country. Arranged to meet mum there. I wanted to have a nice day out with DS before the easter hols (when everything is too busy for him). Anyway, for various reasons he was overwhelmed and really upset so he had a meltdown and wanted to go home. I felt awful for mum who'd had quite a long drive especially with getting so lost and we then left pretty much straight away. I was a bit upset to realise again how a small trip to a fairly quiet venue is still too much 
. I cried in front of mum, which I try not to do. Probably hit me harder after Thursday's meeting (3 hrs of discussion and professional reports on DS's difficulties and how behind he is). So a crap end to the week. I really wanted a nice G&T but had to settle for pickled onion monster munch!
Weekend was better - met a friend in Oxford st on Saturday. Had a really nice lunch at Wahaca which was excellent value - £16 for a huge burrito, shared a guacamole starter and had two posh soft drinks (hibiscus water?!). I was very restrained in the shops and only bought a cardi and matching hat for the baby but am v pleased with them.
Yesterday - leaving party for my lovely good friends who are moving to the country . I baked cake and cookies but no spends.
Ocado was only £65 this week but no nappies. Will be much more again next week.
DH's study is still full of crap. We are running out of time and I am running out of patience 
. He has approx 400 CDs that he doesn't know what to do with but won't put in the loft. Plus several old computer towers, games, piles of paperwork, school and college newsletters, back issues of magazines blah blah. If there's no progress by next week it's all being boxed up and shoved in the garage. Grrr!